By March 2017, develop and obtain Healthy Active Arkansas Board approval for a comprehensive survey for businesses regarding their worksite wellness programs and policies.
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By July 2017, collaborate with Chambers of Commerce to administer a comprehensive survey of worksite wellness programs and policies to businesses in Arkansas.
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By May 2017, develop health assessment criteria for a worksite wellness recognition award.
Establish Wellness Programs
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Help employers establish effective wellness programs for their worksites.
Action Steps
- Collect and use evidence-based best practices.
- Develop a communication plan to reach and enlist decision-makers, leaders, stakeholders and worksite champions.
- Advocate for tax incentives, insurance premium reductions, etc. for employers.
- Advocate for and implement employee incentives.
Reduce Health Care Costs
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Help employers reduce the health care costs of obesity-related chronic conditions.
Action Steps
- Measure the level of obesity-related chronic conditions at worksites.
- Educate employees on chronic conditions, prevention and treatment options.
- Implement worksite wellness policies or formal written agreements to decrease obesity-related chronic conditions.
- Encourage individual employers to adopt Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities.
- Provide employers with model policies around other wellness topics.
Promote ROI
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Create a more effective worksite by educating employers about the business case for worksite wellness.
Action Steps
- Work to compile, analyze, and utilize health trend data such as medical and pharmacy costs, short and long-term disability, absenteeism, etc.
- Compile and share success stories from Arkansas employers that have realized positive ROI from their worksite wellness initiatives.
Increase Worksite Wellness Programs
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Increase the number of worksite wellness programs and employee participation in those programs.
Action Steps
- Establish statewide healthy employer recognition system.
- Develop a web-based tracking system to collect and share aggregate employer and employee wellness participation data.
- Utilize data collected to tailor a worksite wellness program to a specific worksite guided by external vendors such as: state and local government agencies, non-profits, insurance companies, employee assistance companies and wellness vendors.